mature

ma·ture

 (mə-tyo͝or′, -to͝or′, -cho͝or′)

adj. ma·tur·er, ma·tur·est

1.

a. Having reached full natural growth or development: a mature cell.

b. Having reached a desired or final condition; ripe: a mature cheese.

2. Having or showing characteristics, such as patience and prudence, considered typical of well-balanced adulthood: mature for her age.

3.

a. Suitable or intended for adults: mature subject matter.

b. Composed of adults: a mature audience.

4. Worked out fully by the mind; considered: a mature plan of action.

5. Having reached the limit of its time; due: a mature bond.

6. No longer subject to great expansion or development. Used of an industry, market, or product.

7. Geology Having reached maximum development of form. Used of streams and landforms.

v. ma·tured, ma·tur·ing, ma·tures

v.tr.

1. To bring to full development; ripen.

2. To work out fully in the mind: "able to digest and mature my thoughts for my own mind only" (John Stuart Mill).

v.intr.

1. To evolve toward or reach full development: The child's judgment matures as she grows older.

2. To become due. Used of notes and bonds.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mātūrus; see mā- in Indo-European roots.]

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ma·ture′ly adv.

ma·ture′ness n.

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mature

(məˈtjʊə; -ˈtʃʊə)

adj

1. relatively advanced physically, mentally, emotionally, etc; grown-up

2. (of plans, theories, etc) fully considered; perfected

3. (Banking & Finance) due or payable: a mature debenture.

4. (Biology) biology

a. fully developed or differentiated: a mature cell.

b. fully grown; adult: a mature animal.

5. (Cookery) (of fruit, wine, cheese, etc) ripe or fully aged

6. (Physical Geography) (of a river valley or land surface) in the middle stage of the cycle of erosion, characterized by meanders, maximum relief, etc. See also youthful⁴, old¹⁸

vb

7. to make or become mature

8. (Banking & Finance) (intr) (of notes, bonds, etc) to become due for payment or repayment

[C15: from Latin mātūrus early, developed]

maˈturely adv

maˈtureness n

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ma•ture

(məˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, -ˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʃɜr)

adj. -tur•er, -tur•est, adj.

1. fully developed in body or mind.

2. complete in natural growth or development: mature plants.

3.

a. ripe: mature peaches.

b. fully aged: mature wine.

4. expressive of maturity: a mature appearance.

5. completed: mature plans.

6. no longer developing or expanding: mature technologies.

7. intended for adults: mature movies.

8. composed of adults: mature audiences.

9. payable; due: a mature bond.

v.t.

10. to make ripe, as fruit.

11. to bring to full development: Experience has matured him.

12. to complete; perfect.

v.i.

13. to become mature; ripen.

14. to come to full development.

15. to become due.

[1400–50; < Latin mātūrus ripe, timely, early]

ma•ture′ly, adv.

ma•ture′ness, n.

ma•tur′er, n.

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mature

Past participle: matured
Gerund: maturing

Imperative

mature

mature

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mature - develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" maturate, grow ripen - grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July" find oneself, find - accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" grow up - become an adult
	2.	mature - develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts" formulate, explicate, develop - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
	3.	mature - become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	4.	mature - cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine" ripen alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	5.	mature - grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" senesce, maturate, age, get on turn - become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year" fossilise, fossilize - become mentally inflexible develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" dote - be foolish or senile due to old age
	6.	mature - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" suppurate fester, suppurate, maturate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" draw - cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
Adj.	1.	mature - characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age" immature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"
	2.	mature - fully considered and perfected; "mature plans" matured developed - being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; "the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook"; "they have very small limbs with only two fully developed toes on each"
	3.	mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell" old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" immature - not yet mature
	4.	mature - fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines" ripe
	5.	mature - (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination fledged

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mature

verb

1. develop, grow up, bloom, blossom, come of age, become adult, age, reach adulthood, maturate young girls who have not yet matured

2. evolve, develop, improved, grown, thrive, flourish, bloom, blossom, come to fruition Their songwriting has matured.

3. become a responsible adult, grow up Hopefully after university he will have matured.

4. age, season, perfect, mellow, ripen the cellars where the cheeses are matured

adjective

1. sensible, experienced, adult, responsible, wise, sophisticated, reliable, discriminating, fully-fledged, dependable, level-headed, sagacious We are mature, freethinking adults.

2. matured, seasoned, ripe, mellow, ripened grate some mature cheddar cheese

3. grown-up, adult, grown, of age, full-blown, fully fledged, fully-developed, full-grown Here is the voice of a mature man, expressing sorrow for a lost ideal.
grown-up immature, young, adolescent, juvenile, youthful, unfinished, incomplete, green, childish, undeveloped, puerile, unripe, unperfected

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mature

verb

To bring or come to full development:

age, develop, grow, maturate, mellow, ripen.

adjective

Having reached full growth and development:

adult, big, developed, full-blown, full-fledged, full-grown, grown, grown-up, ripe.

Idiom: of age.

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Translations

جاهِز للطَّعام أو الشَّرابنَاضِجٌناضِج، تام النُّمويَسْتَحِق الدَّفْعيَنْضُج

vyspělývyzrálýzralýdospětdozrát

modenblive modenblive voksenkomme til udbetalinglagret

reifreifenheranreifen

ώριμοςμεστώνωωριμάζω

maduromadurarvencerañejocurado

kypsäkypsyäsyvällinenhuolellinen

mûrmurirmûrirarriver à échéance

zreo

esedékessé válikmegérik

koma til útborgunaròroskaòroskaîuròroskaîur, tilbúinn

maturarematuromaturit...

成熟した

성숙한

brandabrandumasbrandžiaiišlaikytassubręsti

beigtiesizturēts, nogatavinātsnobriedisnobriest

volwassen

forfalle til utbetalingmodenmodne

dojrzały

amadurecermaduro

взрослыйзрeлыйзрелыйматеретьпродуманный

nadobudnúť platnosť

dozoretizrel

mogenmogna

โตเต็มที่

olgunolgunlaşmakolmuşvadesi gelmekergin

trưởng thành

成熟的熟的长成使成熟到期

mature

[məˈtjʊəʳ]

A. ADJ (maturer (compar) (maturest (superl)))

1. (emotionally) → maduro
she's very mature for her age → es muy madura para su edad

2. (physically) [animal, plant] → adulto
to be physically mature → estar desarrollado
of mature years → de edad madura

3. [wine, whisky] → añejo; [cheese] → curado

4. (Fin) [insurance policy, investment] → vencido

B. VI

1. [person] (emotionally) → madurar; [child, young animal] (physically) → desarrollarse
she had matured into a self-possessed young woman → se había convertido en una joven dueña de sí misma
her style had not yet matured → su estilo aún no había madurado

2. [wine, whisky] → añejarse; [cheese] → curarse

3. (Fin) [insurance policy, investment] → vencer

C. VT [+ wine, whisky] → añejar; [+ cheese] → curar

D. CPD mature student N → estudiante mf mayor

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mature

[məˈtjʊə^r]

adj

[person] (in attitude, behaviour) → mûr(e)
She's quite mature for her age → Elle est très mûre pour son âge.

[animal] → adulte; [tree] → adulte

[wine] → vieux(vieille); [cheese] → vieux (vieille)before n
mature cheddar cheese → du vieux cheddar

(FINANCE) [market] → arrivé(e) à maturation; [stock, policy] → arrivé(e) à maturation

[style] → mature

vi

[person] → mûrir

[cheese] → s'affiner; [ham] → s'affiner; [wine, brandy] → vieillir

(FINANCE) [stock, policy] → arriver à maturation

[style] → mûrir

vt [+ cheese] → affinermature student n → étudiant(e) m/f adulte

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mature

adj (+er)

person, mind → reif; child → verständig, vernünftig; (euph: = middle-aged) → gereift; mature skin → reifere Haut; his mind is very mature → geistig ist er schon sehr reif; of mature years, in his/her mature years → im reiferen or vorgerückten Alter

wine → ausgereift; sherry, port, cheese → reif; fruit → reif, ausgereift; plant → ausgewachsen; plans → ausgereift; after mature deliberation → nach reiflicher Überlegung; his maturer poems → seine reiferen Gedichte

(Comm) bill, debt → fällig

vi

(person) → heranreifen (geh), → reifer werden; (animal) → auswachsen; his character matured during the war years → der Krieg ließ ihn reifer werden or machte ihn reifer

(wine, cheese) → reifen, reif werden

(Comm) → fällig werden

vt

person → reifer machen

wine, cheese → reifen lassen

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mature

[məˈtjʊəʳ]

1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (gen) → maturo/a; (cheese) → stagionato/a
he's much more mature → è molto più maturo

2. vi (gen) → maturarsi, maturare (Fin) → maturare, scadere; (cheese) → stagionarsi, stagionare

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mature

(məˈtjuə) adjective

1. (having the qualities of someone who, or something that, is) fully grown or developed. a very mature person. volwasse ناضِج، تام النُّمو зрял maduro zralý reif moden ώριμοςmaduro küps بالغ kypsä mûrמבוגר पूर्ण विकसित potpuno razvijen, odrastao érett dewasa þroskaður maturo 成熟した 완전히 성장한 subrendęs nobriedis dewasa volwassenmoden, voksendojrzały بالغ،تكامل يافته maduro matur зрелый, взрослый zrelý zrel zreo mogen, fullt utvecklad เติบโตเต็มที่ olgun, ergin 成熟的 стиглий; зрілий بالغ chín chắn 成熟的

2. (of cheese, wine etc) ready for eating or drinking. a mature cheese. verouderd جاهِز للطَّعام أو الشَّراب узрял maduro vyzrálý reif moden; lagret έτοιμοςmaduro laagerdunud اماده kypsä fait; bon à boire בשל पका हुआ zreo érett matang þroskaður, tilbúinn maturo, , 熟した 잘 익은 subrendęs, išlaikytas izturēts, nogatavināts matang rijpmodendojrzały تيار maduro maturat зрелый; выдержанный vyzretý dozorel zreo mogen บ่มได้ที่ olgun, olmuş 熟成的(乳酪、葡萄酒等) дозрілий, готовий استعمال کے لیے تیار chín 熟的，发酵成熟的

verb

1. to make or become mature. She matured early. grootword يَنْضُج узрявам amadurecer dospět; dozrát heranreifen blive moden; blive voksen ωριμάζωmadurar küpseks saama, küpseks tegema بالغ شدن kypsyä mûrir לְהִתבַּגֵר पकना odrasti megérik menjadi dewasa þroska(st) maturare 成熟する 성숙하다 subręsti nobriest menjadi dewasa rijp worden, volwassen worden modnedojrzewać بالغ كيدل amadurecer a (se) maturiza развиться, созреть dospieť zoreti sazreti mogna ทำให้สมบูรณ์ olgunlaşmak 使成熟，成熟 достигати; доходити зрілості بالغ ہونا یا کرنا trở nên chín chắn 使成熟，成熟，长成

2. (of an insurance policy) to become due to be paid. My insurance policy matures when I reach sixty-five. verval يَسْتَحِق الدَّفْع платим vencer nabýt splatnosti fällig werden komme til udbetaling λήγωvencer tähtpäevuma به موعد رسیدن erääntyä arriver à échéance חָל פִּירָעוֹן הַבִּיטוּח प्रौढ़ होना dospjeti esedékessé válik jatuh tempo koma til útborgunar scadere 満期になる 만기가 되다 sueiti mokėjimo terminui (par termiņu) beigties tempoh matang vervallenforfalle til utbetaling być do wypłaty په ټاكل شوى وخت رارسيدل vencer a ajunge la scadenţă наступать nadobudnúť platnosť zapasti dospeti förfalla (falla ut) [till betalning] ถึงกำหนด vadesi gelmek 到期 наставати میعاد ادایگی پر پہنچنا đến hạn thanh toán 到期

maˈturely adverb

vervallend بصورةٍ ناضِجَه зряло maduramente zrale ewig modent; voksent ώριμα maduramente küpselt بالغ kypsästi mûrement בְבַגרוּת परिपक्वता के साथ zreo éretten secara dewasa á þroskaðan hátt; skynsamlega a mente fredda 成熟して 성숙하여 brandžiai pārdomāti dengan matang volwassenmodent dojrzale بالغ maturamente (în mod) matur; cu matu­ritate зрело zrelo zrelo zrelo moget อย่างเจริญเติบโต olgunca 成熟地 зріло سنجیدگی سے một cách chín chắn 成熟地

maˈturity noun

vervaldatum نُضوج، بُلوغ зрелост maturidade zralost; dospělost die Reife modenhed ωριμότηταmadurez küps iga بلوغ kypsyys maturitéהתבגרות परिपक्वता zrelost érettség kedewasaan þroski; það að vera tilbúinn; gjalddagi maturità 成熟 성숙 brandumas, branda briedums; gatavība kematangan rijpheid, volwassenheidmodenhetdojrzałość بلوغ،لوى والى maturidade maturitate зрелость zrelosť zrelost zrelost mognad, mogen ålder, förfallotid, -dag การเจริญเติบโตเต็มที่ olgunluk, erginlik 成熟 стиглість; зрілість رسیدگی، پختگی tính trưởng thành 成熟

maˈtureness noun

volwassenheid نُضوج، بُلوغ платимост maturidade zralost die Reife modenhed ωριμότηταmadurez küpsus رسیدگی kypsyys maturitéבגרות परिपक्व zrelost érettség kematangan þroski maturità 成熟 성숙함 brandumas bersifat matang rijpheid, volwassenheidmodenhetdojrzałość لويوالى،ودى ته رسيدلى maturidade maturitate зрелость zrelosť zrelost zrelost mognad การเจริญเติบโตเต็มที่ olgunluk, erginlik 成熟 зрілість پختگی tính chín; chín chắn 成熟

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mature

→ نَاضِجٌ vyspělý moden reif ώριμος maduro kypsä mûr zreo maturo 成熟した 성숙한 volwassen moden dojrzały maduro зрелый mogen โตเต็มที่ olgun trưởng thành 成熟的

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ma·ture

a. [fruit] maduro-a; sazonado-a.

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mature

adj maduro; vi madurar

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